Food intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids in tuberculosis patients and healthy adults in Malawi.

نویسندگان

  • F Eick
  • K Maleta
  • E Govasmark
  • A K Duttaroy
  • A G Bjune
چکیده

Wasting in tuberculosis (TB) patients is associated with the severity of lung disease and low serum level of selenium. Low serum levels of selenium may be due to low food intake or altered absorption/metabolism in the body. We therefore wanted to measure and compare the intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids in smear-positive TB patients and appropriately matched adults. We found a low intake of selenium but no significant difference in intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids between the groups in this study.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

دوره 13 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009